User:Tabor/Ribbon Campaign

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Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop and pinned on a person's clothing. Alternatively, the ribbons can be tied around an object or the image of the ribbon can be used as a sticker or magnet, especially on vehicles. They are used in the United States, as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue.

The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color. Following is a list of the different colors and their associated causes:

Black ribbon Black (black ribbon): In Memorial / Mourning / Melanoma, Anti-Gang
Cream ribbon Cream: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Blue ribbon Blue (blue ribbon): Drunk Driving, Education
Dark Blue ribbon Dark Blue: Child Abuse Prevention, Colon Cancer, Water Quality, Crime Victim Rights
Light blue ribbon Light Blue: Prostate Cancer, Edward's Syndrome, Scleroderma
Brown ribbon Brown: Colorectal Cancer
Gold ribbon Gold: Childhood Cancer
Gray ribbon Gray: Diabetes, Brain Tumors
Green ribbon Green: Health, Ecology, Organ & Tissue Donor, Ovarian Cancer, Missing Children, Leukemia, Childhood Depression, Safe Driving
Chechens ribbon Green with Red and White strike: Solidarity with Free Chechnya
Forest green ribbon Forest Green: Tsunami Relief
Lace ribbon Lace: Osteoporosis
Orange ribbon Orange (orange ribbon): the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004, Hunger Awareness, Lupus, Racial Tolerance, Cultural Diversity, Opposition to the disengagment plan In Israel.
Peach ribbon Peach: Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
Periwinkle ribbon Periwinkle: Pulmonary Hypertension, Eating Disorders
Pink ribbon Pink (pink ribbon): Breast Cancer
Purple ribbon Purple(purple ribbon): Alzheimer's Disease, Pancreatic Cancer, Domestic Violence, Children with Disabilities
Red ribbon Red: HIV/AIDS, DUI Awareness, Substance Abuse, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Pro-Life
Red, White, & Blue ribbon Red, White, & Blue: Patriotism
Red, White, & Red ribbon Red, White, & Red: Leukemia & Lymphoma
Sheer w/Gold ribbon Sheer w/Gold: Lung Cancer
Silver ribbon Silver: Elder Abuse, Parkinson's Disease
Teal ribbon Teal: Myasthenia Gravis, Ovarian Cancer, Substance Abuse
White ribbon White (white ribbon): Peace, Adoption, Student Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation and Abuse, Free Speech, Purity, Alzheimer's, Lung Cancer, Retinal Blastoma, Multiple Sclerosis
Yellow ribbon Yellow (yellow ribbon): Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, POW/MIA, Equality, Endometriosis, Teen Suicide, Spina Bifida, General Cancer